
Kenneth G. Boykin
Research Area: Herpetology, Ecosystem Services, Spatial Ecology
Email: kboykin@nmsu.edu
Boykin Publications
Raised in New Mexico, He did his undergraduate work at NMSU, Master's at Texas Christian University and his PhD at NMSU. He has also worked at Colorado State University.
Dr. Boykin is the Director of the Center for Applied Spatial Ecology within Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology and New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (NMCFWRU) at New Mexico State University. He is also Director of New Mexico View. His research focuses on herpetology, species distribution modeling, ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. He and his students have worked at multiple scales including local, state, regional and national. His students have focused on a wide variety of wildlife ranging from invertebrates to mammals.

Richard A. Cole
Research Area: Aquatic ecosystems and management policy analysis
Email Address: Richard.A.Cole@WRC01.USACE.ARMY.mil
Education:
- Ph.D., Zoology, Pennsylvania State University, 1969.
- M.S., Zoology, State University of New York-Syracuse, 1966.
- B.S., Forestry, State University of New York-Syracuse, 1964.
Professional Experience:
- 2000-Present - Professor Emeritus, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, New Mexico State University; U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; Institute for Water Resources, Virginia.
- 1998-2000 - On Sabbatical with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Virginia.
- 1996-1997 - Acting Head, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1978 - 2000 - Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1969-1978 - Research Associate and Assistant Professor; Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, Michigan State University.
- 1976-1978 - U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (half time with Michigan State University) Interagency Personnel Agreement; Waterways Experiment Station.

Dave Cowley
Research Area: Aquatic ecology
Email Address: dcowley@nmsu.edu
Website: Southwest Ichthyological Research Laboratory
Cowley Publications
Education:
- Postdoctoral - North Carolina State University, 1987-1992
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1987
- M.S. Eastern New Mexico University, 1979
- B.S. Eastern New Mexico University, 1977
Professional Experience:
- Emeritus Professor (2019-current) Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor (2001-2019), New Mexico State University, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- Owner/Consultant, EnviroStat, Albuquerque, NM (1992-2001)
- Research Assistant to Postdoctoral Research Associate to Researcher in Genetics, North Carolina State University, Department of Genetics, Raleigh, NC (1986-1992)
Charles A. Davis
Research Area: Game bird ecology; effects of land management practices on bird habitat
Education:
- Ph.D., Zoology (Wildlife Ecology), Oklahoma State University.
- M.S., Range Management, Texas A&M College.
- B.S., Wildlife Management, Texas A&M College.
Professional Experience:
- 1996-Present - Professor Emeritus, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1982-1996 - Department Head, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1981-1982 - Acting Department Head, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1978-1981 - Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1975-1978 - Associate Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1971-1975 - Associate Professor, Department of Animal, Range, and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1967-1971 - Assistant Professor, Department of Animal, Range and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.

V.W. Howard, Jr.
Research Area: Predators, native and exotic ungulates, habitat manipulation
Email Address: (c/o) domorgan@nmsu.edu
Education:
- Ph.D., Wildlife Science, University of Idaho, 1969.
- M.S., Wildlife Science, New Mexico State University-Las Cruces, 1966.
- B.S., Wildlife Science, Texas A&M University, 1964.
Professional Experience:
- 1999-Present - Professor Emeritus, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- 1979-1999 - Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- 1975-1979 - Associate Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- 1973-1975 - Associate Professor, Animal, Range and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1969-1973 - Assistant Professor, Department of Animal, Range and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.

Sanford D. Schemnitz
Research Area: Avian management
Education:
- Ph.D., Wildlife, Oklahoma State University, 1958.
- M.S., Forestry (Wildlife), University of Florida, 1953.
- B.S., Forestry (Wildlife), University of Michigan, 1952.
Professional Experience:
- 1996-2018 - Professor Emeritus, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- 1981-1996 - Professor, Wildlife Science, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1975-1981 - Professor and Head, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1972-1975 - Professor, Wildlife Resources, University of Maine.
- 971-1972 - Wildlife Biologist, Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, Fort Lauderdale. Research on influence of vehicles on Everglades vegetation.
- 1958-1971 - Assistant and Associate Professor, Wildlife Resources, University of Maine.
Paul R. Turner
Research Area: Ecology of fishes (especially trout); rare and endangered species; high density aquaculture
Email Address: paulrturner@hotmail.com
Education:
- Ph.D., Zoology/Fishery Science, Oklahoma State University, 1977.
- M.S., Zoology/Fishery Science, Oklahoma State University, 1972.
- B.S., Biology, Southwest Missouri State University, 1966.
Professional Experience:
- 2002-Present - Professor Emeritus, Fishery Science, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- 1972-2002 - Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1969-1972 - Teaching and Research Assistant, Oklahoma State University.
- 1967-1969 - Fish and Game Council Fellowship.

Raul Valdez
Research Area: Ecology, Behavior, and Taxonomy of Ungulates
Email Address: rvaldez@nmsu.edu
Valdez Website
Valdez Publications
Education:
- Ph.D., Texas A&M University-College Station, 1970.
- B.S., University of Texas at El Paso, 1965.
Professional Experience:
- 2013-current: Emeritus Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University
- 20.10-2013: Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- 2007-2010: Professor and Department Head, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University.
- 2006-2007: Professor and Interim Department Head, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1985-2006: Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1981-1985: Associate Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1975-1981: Assistant Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.
- 1975-1977: Instructor and Laboratory Coordinator, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
- 1973-1975: Head, Wild Sheep Unit and Ecologist Advisor. Iran Department of the Environment, Tehran, Iran. Plan, coordinate and conduct studies on the systematics, ecology, and behavior of wild sheep in Iran. Advisor for wildlife management programs.
- 1971-1973: Peace Corps Volunteer. Peace Corps-Smithsonian Institution Environment Program. Conducted Ecological and Behavioral Studies of Armenian Wild Sheep, Rezaiyeh, Iran.